Simone Samuels: Embodied Spirituality in a Disembodied Church

About this episode

Simone Samuels discusses her journey from law school to fitness and consulting, reflecting on her Adventist upbringing and the search for spiritual openness.

In season 2 episode 4, Simone shares her journey from law school to the fitness and consulting world, reflecting on how her third-generation Adventist upbringing shaped, but never confined her path. In speaking about outgrowing traditional Adventist spaces, she candidly shares about her search for intellectual and spiritual openness. Through exploring themes of inclusive community, Adventist identity, and the difference between church membership and authentic spiritual life, Simone reflects on embodiment, self-acceptance, and the mind-body connection. Offering insight into how faith, identity, and lived experience meet in her ongoing journey toward wholeness.

People in this episode

Guest: Simone Samuels

Topics covered

• embodied spirituality
• Adventist identity
• inclusive community
• intellectual openness
• mind-body connection
• self-acceptance
• spiritual life

Keywords

• Adventist
• spirituality
• community
• identity
• wholeness
• fitness
• consulting
• self-acceptance
• mind-body connection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adventist, Spectrum

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